Information Box Group
Akansha Prasad
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Student & Vanier Scholar
Akansha is a 2nd year PhD student who is developing smart food packaging to help prevent foodborne illness and food waste by providing real-time quality monitoring.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, playing board games and video games, trying new recipes, and reading
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to enhance the graduate student experience and meet incredible people within the Faculty
Akansha Prasad
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Student & Vanier Scholar
Aryen Shakib
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Candidate
Aryen is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on assessing injury risk to the thorax under dynamic impacts using a combination of experimental and numerical techniques.
What do you like to do for fun?
Spending time with friends, trying new food around the Hamilton region and hiking.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted to give back to the fantastic community here at McMaster as well as meet other students.
Arjun Raha
School of Biomedical Engineering
Vice-President External
Ph.D. Candidate
Arjun is a 3rd year PhD student who is investigating how brain cancers physically manipulate brain tissue and the therapeutic implications of intervening during such processes.
What do you like to do for fun?
Playing soccer, fishing, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
My desire to help graduate students explore the diverse opportunities available in grad school and work with unique individuals
Arjun Raha
School of Biomedical Engineering
Vice-President External
Ph.D. Candidate
Ayush Thummar
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Vice-President Internal
M.Eng. Student
Ayush is a 1st year Masters student specializing in AI and Machine Learning and its applications.
What do you like to do for fun?
Cricket, hanging out with friends, hiking, Exploring food places
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to connect with the amazing members of EGS, work with graduate engineering students, and help them out.
Ayush Thummar
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Vice-President Internal
M.Eng. Student
Anooshe Mirhakimi
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
Ph.D. Student
Anooshe is a 2nd year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Group Lab, working on designing additively manufactured bio-inspired metamaterials for use in protective energy-absorbing structures using experimental and numerical modelling approaches.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, pottery, spending time with friends, watching movie, and playing tongue drum
What drew you to EGS?
My desire is to contribute positively to the engineering community and to connect with fellow graduate students. By participating in EGS, I hope to create a supportive network that encourages academic and personal growth for all members.
Kaustubh Dalmia
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
M.A.Sc. Student
Kaustubh is a 1st year MASc Student who is designing and developing Axial Flux Motors for aerospace and land vehicles.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, aero modelling, astronomy, hanging out with friends and photography
What drew you to EGS?
The EGS would allow me to contribute meaningfully to the engineering society and provide opportunities to connect with the engineering community at McMaster.
Carson Brewer
Mechanical Engineering
Administrative & Awards Officer
Ph.D. Student
Carson is a 3rd year PhD student in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on improving current Anthropomorphic Test Device (aka crash test dummies) upper-extremities’ through the development of a novel instrumented arm-sleeve.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and video games.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted the opportunity to meet other awesome graduate students and potentially improve the engineering graduate community in anyway I can.
Carson Brewer
Mechanical Engineering
Administrative & Awards Officer
Ph.D. Student
Brett Sicard
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Officer
Ph.D. Student
Brett is a 2nd year PhD student who is working on hybrid physics-based and data-driven methods for soft sensing to improve condition monitoring in mechanical system.
What do you do for fun?
Playing video games, competing in power lifting, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
To give back to my engineering community and to meet other graduate students outside of my lab and program
Vaidehi Deshmukh
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Social Media Officer
M.Eng. Student
Vaidehi is a 1st year MEng student who is working towards her specialization in AI, Machine learning and its application on cloud platforms.
What do you like to do for fun?
Painting, hanging out with friends, exploring nature and watching movies
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to interact with all the wonderful people in the ENG community and to enhance their experience at McMaster.
Vaidehi Deshmukh
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Social Media Officer
M.Eng. Student
Akansha Prasad
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Student & Vanier Scholar
Akansha is a 2nd year PhD student who is developing smart food packaging to help prevent foodborne illness and food waste by providing real-time quality monitoring.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, playing board games and video games, trying new recipes, and reading
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to enhance the graduate student experience and meet incredible people within the Faculty
Akansha Prasad
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Student & Vanier Scholar
Akansha is a 2nd year PhD student who is developing smart food packaging to help prevent foodborne illness and food waste by providing real-time quality monitoring.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, playing board games and video games, trying new recipes, and reading
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to enhance the graduate student experience and meet incredible people within the Faculty
Aryen Shakib
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Candidate
Aryen is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on assessing injury risk to the thorax under dynamic impacts using a combination of experimental and numerical techniques.
What do you like to do for fun?
Spending time with friends, trying new food around the Hamilton region and hiking.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted to give back to the fantastic community here at McMaster as well as meet other students.
Aryen Shakib
School of Biomedical Engineering
Co-President
Ph.D. Candidate
Aryen is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on assessing injury risk to the thorax under dynamic impacts using a combination of experimental and numerical techniques.
What do you like to do for fun?
Spending time with friends, trying new food around the Hamilton region and hiking.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted to give back to the fantastic community here at McMaster as well as meet other students.
Arjun Raha
School of Biomedical Engineering
Vice-President External
Ph.D. Candidate
Arjun is a 3rd year PhD student who is investigating how brain cancers physically manipulate brain tissue and the therapeutic implications of intervening during such processes.
What do you like to do for fun?
Playing soccer, fishing, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
My desire to help graduate students explore the diverse opportunities available in grad school and work with unique individuals
Arjun Raha
School of Biomedical Engineering
Vice-President External
Ph.D. Candidate
Arjun is a 3rd year PhD student who is investigating how brain cancers physically manipulate brain tissue and the therapeutic implications of intervening during such processes.
What do you like to do for fun?
Playing soccer, fishing, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
My desire to help graduate students explore the diverse opportunities available in grad school and work with unique individuals
Ayush Thummar
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Vice-President Internal
M.Eng. Student
Ayush is a 1st year Masters student specializing in AI and Machine Learning and its applications.
What do you like to do for fun?
Cricket, hanging out with friends, hiking, Exploring food places
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to connect with the amazing members of EGS, work with graduate engineering students, and help them out.
Ayush Thummar
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Vice-President Internal
M.Eng. Student
Ayush is a 1st year Masters student specializing in AI and Machine Learning and its applications.
What do you like to do for fun?
Cricket, hanging out with friends, hiking, Exploring food places
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to connect with the amazing members of EGS, work with graduate engineering students, and help them out.
Anooshe Mirhakimi
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
Ph.D. Student
Anooshe is a 2nd year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Group Lab, working on designing additively manufactured bio-inspired metamaterials for use in protective energy-absorbing structures using experimental and numerical modelling approaches.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, pottery, spending time with friends, watching movie, and playing tongue drum
What drew you to EGS?
My desire is to contribute positively to the engineering community and to connect with fellow graduate students. By participating in EGS, I hope to create a supportive network that encourages academic and personal growth for all members.
Anooshe Mirhakimi
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
Ph.D. Student
Anooshe is a 2nd year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Group Lab, working on designing additively manufactured bio-inspired metamaterials for use in protective energy-absorbing structures using experimental and numerical modelling approaches.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, pottery, spending time with friends, watching movie, and playing tongue drum
What drew you to EGS?
My desire is to contribute positively to the engineering community and to connect with fellow graduate students. By participating in EGS, I hope to create a supportive network that encourages academic and personal growth for all members.
Kaustubh Dalmia
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
M.A.Sc. Student
Kaustubh is a 1st year MASc Student who is designing and developing Axial Flux Motors for aerospace and land vehicles.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, aero modelling, astronomy, hanging out with friends and photography
What drew you to EGS?
The EGS would allow me to contribute meaningfully to the engineering society and provide opportunities to connect with the engineering community at McMaster.
Kaustubh Dalmia
Mechanical Engineering
Events Officer
M.A.Sc. Student
Kaustubh is a 1st year MASc Student who is designing and developing Axial Flux Motors for aerospace and land vehicles.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, aero modelling, astronomy, hanging out with friends and photography
What drew you to EGS?
The EGS would allow me to contribute meaningfully to the engineering society and provide opportunities to connect with the engineering community at McMaster.
Carson Brewer
Mechanical Engineering
Administrative & Awards Officer
Ph.D. Student
Carson is a 3rd year PhD student in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on improving current Anthropomorphic Test Device (aka crash test dummies) upper-extremities’ through the development of a novel instrumented arm-sleeve.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and video games.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted the opportunity to meet other awesome graduate students and potentially improve the engineering graduate community in anyway I can.
Carson Brewer
Mechanical Engineering
Administrative & Awards Officer
Ph.D. Student
Carson is a 3rd year PhD student in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on improving current Anthropomorphic Test Device (aka crash test dummies) upper-extremities’ through the development of a novel instrumented arm-sleeve.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and video games.
What drew you to EGS?
I wanted the opportunity to meet other awesome graduate students and potentially improve the engineering graduate community in anyway I can.
Brett Sicard
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Officer
Ph.D. Student
Brett is a 2nd year PhD student who is working on hybrid physics-based and data-driven methods for soft sensing to improve condition monitoring in mechanical system.
What do you do for fun?
Playing video games, competing in power lifting, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
To give back to my engineering community and to meet other graduate students outside of my lab and program
Brett Sicard
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Officer
Ph.D. Student
Brett is a 2nd year PhD student who is working on hybrid physics-based and data-driven methods for soft sensing to improve condition monitoring in mechanical system.
What do you do for fun?
Playing video games, competing in power lifting, and cooking
What drew you to EGS?
To give back to my engineering community and to meet other graduate students outside of my lab and program
Vaidehi Deshmukh
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Social Media Officer
M.Eng. Student
Vaidehi is a 1st year MEng student who is working towards her specialization in AI, Machine learning and its application on cloud platforms.
What do you like to do for fun?
Painting, hanging out with friends, exploring nature and watching movies
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to interact with all the wonderful people in the ENG community and to enhance their experience at McMaster.
Vaidehi Deshmukh
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Social Media Officer
M.Eng. Student
Vaidehi is a 1st year MEng student who is working towards her specialization in AI, Machine learning and its application on cloud platforms.
What do you like to do for fun?
Painting, hanging out with friends, exploring nature and watching movies
What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to interact with all the wonderful people in the ENG community and to enhance their experience at McMaster.